Window blind and curtain fixtures



Nov. 17, 1931. s. M. DAVlS 1,831,948

WINDOW BLIND AND CURTAIN FIXTURES Original Filed Sept. 19. 1928 Patented Nov. 17, 1931 I UNITED STATES,

SAMUEL M. DAVIS, F ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA WINDOW BLIND AND oun'rnnv rrxrnnns Application filed September 19, 1928, Serial This invention relates to window blind and curtain fixtures and has for its primary object to provide an improved blind and ourtain supporting fixtures adapted to he slidably attached to brackets designed to be installed as a permanent attachment to a window facing whereby adjustments may readily be effected to accommodate blind rollers and curtain rods of different shapes and lengths. 7

Another object of this invention is to provide acombined curtain rod and blind roller support formed in one piece and adapted to be slidably supported on a bracket that is permanently attached to a window head or facing as aforesaid. v

A further object of this invention is to provide a combined curtain rod and blind roller support that readily adapts itself to be made of cast metal or to be die pressed.

With the foregoing and many other objects in View which will become more readily apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrrngement of parts as will be hereinafter fully pointed out, illustrated and claimed.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which this invention belongs that the same is quite susceptible of various structural changes, alterations and deviations from the forms as here presented, but a preferable and practical embodiment of the present invention is shown in the accompanying draw- 5 ings in which Fig. 1 is a top plan view illustrating a pair of blind rollers and a plurality of curtain rods supported by means of brackets constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a. blind and curtain supporting fixture constructed in accordance with the invention and adapted to be used in Wide or double window constructions, the use of a fixture of this type being illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the fixture shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. 'Figure 5 is a plan and edge View of a No; 307,019. Renewed September 22, 1931.

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Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be observed that the present invention contemplates a shade and curtain supporting structure comprising a pair of end brackets 10, 10 and an intermediate bracket 12, each ofwhich preferably is provided with a base formation '13 suitably channeled to interfit with and to be slidably adjustable withrespect to a related supporting member 11 secured tovthe' window frame. These three brackets are specially designed for use in connection with double windows, to which end the intermediate bracket 12 is provided with means for cooperation with each of the end brackets 10, 10 to support a shade roller between said intermediate bracket and each end bracket, and'with other means for cooperation with the end brackets to support one or more curtain rods 17 extending the fullwidth of the double window.

fixture supporting base plate of the present The brackets 10, 10 are formed right and left hand, respectively, but otherwise are substantial duplicates of one another, each n being inclusive of a forwardly directed horizontal arm 18 provided with a suitable curtain rod receiving formation or formations, and also provided with a downwardly directed member16 having a suitable formation to receive the pintle of a shade roller.

The intermediate bracket 12 is of substantially U-shape and inclusive of theforwardly directed arms 16, 16 which are provided with suitable shade roller pintle receiving formations for cooperation, respectively, with the companion formations of the members 16 of the brackets 10, 10.

Between the arms 16, 16 of the bracket 12 is suitably secured, as by welding, riveting or otherwise, an arm 14, which extends forwardly a suitable distance beyond the forward ends of the arms 16, 16 and is provided with a plurality of downwardly directed members 1 1. On the forward edge of each of these members 14 is a T-shaped formation 15 to receive the medial portion of one of the curtain rods 17, which latter, as will be understood, are of conventional C-shaped cross section. Thus, while the ends of said curtain rods are supported by the arms 18 of the end brackets 10, 10, the medial portions of said rods are supported by said T-shaped formations 15 of the intermediate bracket and any sagging of the said medial portions of said rods thereby is prevented.

I claim 1. A curtain rod support comprising a bracket, means for mounting said bracket on a window frame, said bracket being inclusive of a forwardly extending arm having a downwardly directed member provided with a T- shaped forwardly facing curtain rod supporting formation over which a curtain rod of conventional C-shaped cross section is adapted to be engaged.

2. A combined shade roller and curtain rod supporting structure for double windows comprising a pair of end brackets and an intermediate bracket, means for mounting said brackets on a window frame, each end bracket being inclusive of a forwardly directed arm provided with a curtain pole supporting formation and with a downwardly directed member having a shade roller pintle receiving formation, the intermediate bracket being of U-shape and inclusive of a pair of arms provided with shade roller pintle receiving formations for cooperation with the formations of the downwardly directed members of said end brackets, respectively, and an arm extending forwardly beyond the forward ends of said first mentioned arms of said intermediate bracket, said latter arm being inclusive of downwardly directed members having forwardly facing T-shaped formations, respectively to interfit with and support the medial portions of curtain poles the ends of which are supported by the arms of said end brackets.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

SAMUEL M. DAVIS. 

